Name/Title
'Bethel Island Beacon' publication, featuring ship built by A.W. DeYoung, c. 1970sEntry/Object ID
2002.106.1Description
ACC. NO. 02.106.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: INDUSTRIES, SHIPBUILDING
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1970's
OBJECT: PUBLICATION
DESCRIPTION:
SOFT-BOUND PUBLICATION, WITH COVER DESIGN FEATURING BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "BETHEL ISLAND BEACON."
L 11" X W 8-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A PUBLICATION ENTITLED, "BETHEL ISLAND BEACON," ISSUED BY THE BETHEL ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. PAGE 23 DISPLAYS A FACSIMILE OF A PLAQUE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A RIVER BOAT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY USED TO TRANSPORT SUGAR BEETS TO A REFINERY IN CROCKETT. THE PLAQUE STATES, "BUILT BY A W DeYOUNG, BOAT AND SHIPBUILDING CO., INC., 1925, ALAMEDA, CALIF."
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 19, 2002
